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Tapenade

Address
7612 Fay Avenue La Jolla CA 92037
Phone
(858) 551-7500
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Toll Free
(866) 368-3773
Fax
(858) 551-9913

Business Hours

Status: Closed

Sunday
5:30pm-9:30pm
Monday
5:30pm-9:30pm
Tuesday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Wednesday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Thursday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Friday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:00pm
Saturday
5:30pm-10:00pm

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Welcome to Tapenade! Tapenade is a French Restaurant located in La Jolla CA of San Diego. Tapenade has gained a loyal following thanks to the fine food, stellar service, and classic atmosphere. Tapenade also has a well-balanced wine list, a full bar, a private room, and a patio for outdoor dining on the streets of La Jolla. With crisp white linens, hardwood floors, and windows that run from...

Tapenade Restaurant is a dining destination that offers a range of food items and beverages. Established in June 1998, the restaurant provides online reservation services, as well as gift certificates of various denominations. Tapenade Restaurant features private dinging rooms that can accommodate up to 120 people and is available on rent for several formal and informal events, such as...

Chef Jean-Michel Diot helms the kitchen keeping a "tres" French Bistro menu, with a close working team lead by Chef Christop...he Santos and Sous-Chef Patrick Reynolds. Featuring Pastry Chef Karla Ramirez whose Menu includes seasonal desserts such "Framboise" Melba, California cherry "pain perdu", pistachio ice cream or classics such Profiteroles Grand Marnier ice cream, chocolate sauce and...

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Named after the Provençal black-olive-and-anchovy paste, Tapenade specializes in the fresh cuisine of the south of France, and the food fits perfectly with the unpretentious, light, and airy room, lined with 1960s French movie posters, in which it's served. Fresh ingredients, a delicate touch with sauces, and an emphasis on seafood characterize the menu, which changes frequently. If you're...

Tapenade continues to set the bar for classic French food in San Diego. With chef Jean Michel Diot, previously famed for his stints in France and New York City, now happily entrenched in La Jolla, Southern Californians are able to…

With head chef Jean-Michael Diot, there is hardly a misstep at this Southern French bistro. Our favorite part is the olive tapenade delivered to your table as soon as you sit down: a mix of olives, garlic, capers and fresh herbs.

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This elegant and distinguished restaurant is the poster child for the giant leap forward the local dining scene has taken over the last decade. A labor-of-love endeavor operated by husband-and-wife team Sylvie and Jean-Michel Diot, Tapenade is a showcase for Jean-Michel's light, creative touch in the kitchen -- a talent he honed at a series of Michelin two- and three-star restaurants in his...

Simple and classy, this La Jolla institution adds contemporary twists to traditional French dishes.

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A host greets well-to-do couples and business-types at the door with a French accent, and escorts them to white-clothed tables in the sunny yellow dining room. Simple decor...

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Highly recommended!!

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I really love this restaurant because they don't only serve delicious and sumptuous meals but their customer service is one of a kind! They make their customers feel relaxed because of the ambiance of the place! I am so happy with the service I had at this restaurant!

Fantastic from start to finish.

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Fantastic from start to finish. Made a reservation to come here for lunch and for my mother's birthday. It was really great! Even exceeded my expectations from the incredible food to the brownie with a candle and firework. All of the foods that they served are really good. The staff were amazing as well. Exceptional value for money and the portion sizes are unbelievable.

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Dr Vance is one of the few doctors I've seen that takes the time to attend to any little ache or pain and explains medicine/health in clear and simple terms. Highly recommended.

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My name is Gina Lynne Dennison. I am a 48 year old woman orininally from Redondo Beach, Calif. When i was a child I recall Dr. Silver being my family s most cherished MD. When I saw Dr. Donald A. Vance i was home again. He is the most compassionate highly advanced doctor i have ever encountered. I am so greatful to know this kind man. I am so looking forward to experience knowing myself...

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Staff isn't that friendly, place in Temecula is pretty dingy. I wouldn't be back. The Dr. is nice enough but didn't once explain what the actual diagnosis meant for me (food allergy), just jumped straight into prescribing a new medicine [when i wasn't having any symptoms anyways]. 90% of the time Id say he was focused on typing on his ipad and you just awkwardly sit there waiting for not really...

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French bistro restaurant located in the heart of La Jolla village.
Established since 1998, Tapenade has received many local and national recognitions such as Best of the Best, Best French and Best Chef in San Diego Magazine. Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator since 2000.

Tapenade features semi-private and private rooms.

Business and Private Group Menus available.

Established in June 1998, Tapenade Restaurant has become an institution in La Jolla, considered the best French fare in the upscale coastal community of San Diego. “Jean- Michel Diot has a masterful sense of balance with aromatic ingredients of Provence,” says Bryan Miller, New York Times. Endowed with an undeniable passion for fine cuisine and service Chef Diot is widely acclaimed by...

Tapenade Restaurant can be found at Fay Ave 7612. The following is offered: Restaurants: French. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In La Jolla there are 4 other Restaurants: French . An overview can be found here.

Dr. Yanira Olaya, MD INC--specialist in psychiatry--currently practices medicine at La jolla, California.

Dr. Olaya is licensed to practice medicine at California and Florida.

In addition to having active medical licenses, Dr. Olaya has been found to hold one or more active medical licenses, and successfully passed a malpractice history screening.

Since 1987, the year Jean Michel Diot moved from France to the United States, he has lived a non-stop cooking career well highlighted by the press. In New York, he excelled in his own restaurants, Park Bistro and Les Halles. In La Jolla he opened Tapenade and brought the experience of his New York restaurants and mixed it to the sunny cooking of California.

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What to Drink: The 150-bottle wine list highlights France and California. Around 40 of them are available by the glass.

Where to Sit: For special occasions, call ahead to reserve a private room. Outdoor tables provide a more casual setting.

The Extras: Simple kids menu features choice of pasta, chicken or steak and sides, along with a drink and dessert.

Look Good: Most people are wearing at least business casual, but there's no need to wear a jacket or tie.

On the Menu: To try a bit of everything, opt for the tasting menu for $62 or $95 with wine pairings.

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